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Mudge, covering a distance of about forty-five miles. 

 The mouth of the river is the best place for fishing. 

 Some angler has yet to establish the possibility of 

 alluring these big fish with a fly. It is a misfortune 

 that they are got so readily with a trolling rod. Few 

 anglers go to the trouble of applying more scientific 

 methods to their capture. The art of trolling requires 

 no technical knowledge, whilst the fly does ; and only 

 a small proportion of those who visit the Campbell 

 River are proficient in its use. 



Next to the Campbell is the Cowichan, which is 

 easily reached from Victoria. It rises in Cowitchen 

 Lake, and flows through Duncan, falling into 

 Cowitchen Harbour about ten miles from its source. 

 In its physical features it diff"ers from the Campbell, 

 being swift and with abundant rapids suited to the 

 fly. The lake itself is good at the outlet, where a 

 great many fish gather. 



July and August are the best months for spring 

 salmon on Vancouver Island. During September 

 the Campbell River ceases to yield heavy fish. The 

 cohoes run freely during that month, and can be 

 caught in the Pacific and the creeks which intersect 

 the island along the coast. 



It may be said of salmon-angling generally, that 

 its success is dependent upon the time the fish run 

 from the sea. It is then that they take a bait or 

 rise to the fly. Their sporting propensity wears off 

 during their stay in the river. I know, from long 

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